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Watch Live as President Announces Brain Initiative at 9:55 AM ET, PDF in Attendance

- Apr 02 2013

This morning, President Barack Obama will announce the BRAIN Initiative at 9:55 AM ET. PDF's Executive Director Robin Elliott is in attendance, representing the interests of the Parkinson's disease community.

This initiative, which seeks to understand the brain, including diseases such as Parkinson's, begins in 2014 with $100 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the National Science Foundation.Watch Live on WhiteHouse.govFollow PDF updates on Twitter